Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments is a research topic within Gastroenterology. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 16.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, management, epidemiology, and complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including topics such as esophageal motility disorders, proton pump inhibitors, achalasia, hiatal hernia, laryngopharyngeal reflux, pediatric guidelines, and ambulatory monitoring.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Esophageal Motility Disorders
- Proton Pump Inhibitors
- Achalasia
- Epidemiology
- Hiatal Hernia
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Pediatric Guidelines
- Ambulatory Monitoring
- Complications
- Research works
- 39k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +19% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.5k and 640 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 China 640 works
- 3 Japan 342 works
- 4 United Kingdom 268 works
- 5 India 253 works
- 6 Italy 228 works
- 7 Germany 193 works
- 8 Russia 174 works
- 9 South Korea 171 works
- 10 Spain 157 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Padua publishes the most Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments research, followed by Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of PaduaItaly 21 works
- 2 Cleveland ClinicUnited States 21 works
- 3 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 20 works
- 4 Northwestern UniversityUnited States 20 works
- 5 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 20 works
- 6 University of California San DiegoUnited States 20 works
- 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 17 works
- 8 University of South FloridaUnited States 16 works
- 9 Sechenov UniversityRussia 16 works
- 10 Case Western Reserve UniversityUnited States 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments include Reza Malekzadeh, Hermann Brenner and Akram Pourshams.
- 1 Reza Malekzadeh Iran 6.7k citations
- 2 Hermann Brenner Germany 5.8k citations
- 3 Akram Pourshams Iran 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments research done?
The largest centres of Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), London (United Kingdom) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Cleveland, Scottsdale and Evanston.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ClevelandUS · 68.4 works8.5×
- ScottsdaleUS · 20.4 works7.4×
- EvanstonUS · 28.4 works7.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Padua, Sechenov University and University of California San Diego score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of PaduaItaly | 66.1 | 30.5% | 4.8× | 21 | +112.8% |
| 2 | Sechenov UniversityRussia | 57.8 | 3.9% | 9.4× | 16 | +637.3% |
| 3 | University of California San DiegoUnited States | 57.3 | 29.8% | 4.1× | 20 | +57.2% |
| 4 | Case Western Reserve UniversityUnited States | 54.8 | 16.0% | 7.7× | 15 | +119.5% |
| 5 | Northwestern UniversityUnited States | 53.9 | 23.6% | 5.4× | 20 | +5.8% |
| 6 | Medical College of WisconsinUnited States | 50.5 | 17.6% | 9.6× | 14 | +2.2% |
| 7 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 47.5 | 27.5% | 2.1× | 15 | +60.2% |
| 8 | Washington University in St. LouisUnited States | 46.2 | 32.7% | 3.3× | 13 | +40.5% |
| 9 | University of South FloridaUnited States | 45.9 | 10.7% | 6.8× | 16 | +50.9% |
| 10 | University of MilanItaly | 45.1 | 34.3% | 2.6× | 9 | +113.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.